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Number | Description | Current Bid |
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| | | Booklet "Rules and Regulations and Miscellaneous Information Applicable to the Design, Construction and Equipment of Exhibits" at "A Century of Progress International Exposition 1934". Inside are 15 pages covering "Approval of Designs", "Permits", "Building Code Requirements", "Lighting", "Signs", "Telephones" and more. Size: 8 3/8" wide by 10 5/8" high. Condition: Very Fine only because there is paper loss on the lower left corner on the back cover and a tiny bit missing on the lower right front corner. The pages have a little toning. | |
| $ 17 * |
| | | Unused "Workman's Identification Card" from "A Century of Progress" with the 1934 Star of Arcturus logo at the top along with "Post Fair Period 1934-1935". The ticket is numbered "3606" and has its original "gate stub" that is marked "Workman's Pass". The back is blank. Uncommon. Size: 6" wide by 2 1/2" high. Condition: Excellent, crease near upper right corner.. | |
| $ 25 |
| | | Set of Silk Table cover and 4 matching Napkins. The table cover has 4 images of the Transportation and Travel building with "A Century of Progress 1933 - 34" printed along on side. The napkins have a similar design without the buildings or the writing. Uncommon. Size: Table Cloth is 32" square. The napkins are 10" square. Condition: Excellent with folds from being in a drawer for 90 years. | |
| $ 30 * |
| | | Sterling Silver Ring with the "Star of Arcturus" logo in a square design at the center with "Chicago" written to the left. Above is "A Century" and below "of Progress". Engraved on the left side is "1833" and on the right "1933." The band of the ring is adjustable. On the back of the face is "Robbins Co Attleboro Mass Sterling". Size: The face is 7/16" wide by 5/8" high. The opening is 3/4" diameter. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 19 |
| | | Child's Adjustable Ring with the Star of Arcturus logo in the center of a blue baked enamel circle with "Century of Progress 1933" written inside the circle. The ring is a silver colored metal. Size: The front is 3/8" round. The ring is 3/4" diameter and can be adjusted. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 17 * |
| | | Silver Colored Medal. Obverse: Bust of Roosevelt in the center with "Lucky Tillicum" around the top and "Rebuild with Roosevelt" around the bottom. Reverse: Sun Rising with "1933" in its center, rising above a map of the United States with the outline of each state clearly marked. Around the top edge is "Prosperity". Around the bottom is "Follow the Roosevelt Trail". "Tillicum" means Friend in the Chinook language. The Chinook are a Native American Tribe inthe Northwest. Size: 1" diameter. Condition: Excellent with very light toning. | |
| $ 10 * |
| | | Copper Tray with embossed image of the "Cuckoo Tower", "Black Forest", "Century of Progress", "Chicago 1934". The image is the Clock tower with the surrounding building. Size: 4 3/8" diameter. Condition: Extremely Fine, a little polish will make it Excellent. | |
| $ 12 |
| | | Small round lithographed pinback with Star of Arcturus logo and phrase " I Was There." At the top is "1933" in white on blue background and an orange stripe with "World's Fair" immediately beneath it. Reverse side is covered with a reflective surface with advertisement of "Geraghty & Company Chicago, U.S.A." Size: 11/16" diameter. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 4 |
| | | Brown Leather Vanity Kit. The cover has "A Century of Progress", "Chicago 1933" pressed in gold. The kit flips open to reveal a mirror and a slot containing a celluloid covered nail file. There is another slot that is empty. Size: 2 1/4" wide by 3 7/8" high. Condition: Fine. Wear to the covers and something is missing from the kit. | |
| $ 5 * |
| | | "Official Guide Book of the Fair" dated 1933. Contains detailed information about the fair as well numerous black and white photographs. Each building is described and there is an index in the back. 176 pages. "Published by A Century of Progress, Administration Building, Chicago". The foldout map is missing. A useful reference book. Size: 5 3/4" wide by 9 1/4" high. Condition: Fair, the cover is separated and dirty, no map, good for reference. | |
| $ 4 |
| | | Booklet "What I saw at the Chicago World's Fair 1934" given away by "North Western" railroad. Inside are 32 pages, each with a picture of a fair building and space to write notes about your visit. Size: 4 3/8" wide by 5 3/4" high. Condition: Extremely Fine, the cover is a little soiled and the pages are slightly darkened. | |
| $ 5 |
| | | Booklet "83 Years of A Century of Progress: The Gas Industry in Metropolitan Chicago". Inside are 14 pages history of Chicago, highlighting the milestones and impact of the gas industry; includes historical black & white photos. Size: 6" wide by 9" high. Condition: Extremely Fine, slight wear. | |
| $ 7 |
| | | Booklet, "The Romance of Railway Express". This 16 page booklet states where you can find their exhibit at the fair and the rest of the pages tell the history, with pictures of the Railway Express from the 1830's until 1933. A very interesting history. Size:8 1/2" wide by 6 1/4" high. Condition: Very Fine with soiled covers. | |
| $ 5 |
| | | Booklet from the "Makers of Jack Frost Packaged Sugars", a "Souvenir of World's Fair Chicago 1933". Inside are 24 pages telling the "Story of Sugar". The first page pictures an aerial view of the fairgrounds with a mention of the Skyride. The rest of the booklet tells everything you need to know about the manufacturing of sugar. The inside back cover pictures the Jack Frost products in color. Size: 9" wide by 6" high. Condition: Fine, the back page has paper glued to it. The inside is nice and clean. | |
| $ 4 |
| | | Program for the play "Wings of a Century, The Romance of Transportation". Inside is a short description of each "act" with a separate page containing the cast list. Inside are drawings of the different scenes. It is dated 1934. 16 pages including covers. Size: 8 1/2" wide by 11 1/2" high. Condition: Very Fine, a little wear on the spine and cover edges. | |
| $ 4 |
| | | Folder for Heinz. "The 57 at the Fair", "The Agricultural Building", "A Century of Progress Exposition - in which is found the Exhibit of Heinz 57 Varieties". Open the folder up and it shows their exhibit "kitchens from many lands" and has a list of 57 of their products. Size: Closed: 3 3/4" wide by 8 3/4" high. Open: 14 3/4" wide by 17" high. Condition: Fair, there is a lot of paper residue on the back cover. | |
| $ 5 |
| | | Folder from "Rock Island Lines" picturing a drawing in blue, orange and white of the "Transportation Building at A Century of Progress Exposition". Inside is "81 Years of Service" telling the story of the growth of railroads, a picture of their exhibit, a little about the exhibit and more. Size: 6 1/2" wide by 9 3/8" high. Condition: Very Good. There is a 1/4" tear at the top of the front and back page. There is light soiling and a spot on the back. | |
| $ 3 |
| | | 13 Cut Out Newspaper Articles about the fair including: Adv. for "Old Heidleberg Inn", "Merrie England" & "Colonial Village", Photos of the buildings, "400 LB Alarm Clock at Fair", "Crowds Brave Rain to Visit World's Fair", Large Photo of "New View from Air of 1934 A Century of Progress", "How to Spend a Day at Fair With Children" and more. Sizes Vary. Condition: Good, they are just cut out stories and pictures. | |
| $ 2 |
| | | Unused colored postcard of "Fort Dearborn, Chicago World's Fair" numbered in the upper left corner "WF-2" and "3A-H247" in the lower right corner. On the back is the description of the Fort. Published by "C.T. Art Colortype" Size: 5 1/2" wide by 3 1/2" high. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 1 |
| | | Unused Color Postcard "Administration Building, Chicago World's Fair" with the description of the building on reverse side. The card is numbered "WF-1" at the top left and "3A-H246" in the lower right corner. Published by "C.T. Art Colortone". Size: 5 1/2" wide by 3 1/2" high. Condition: Extremely Fine, slight damage upper right corner. | |
| $ 2 |
| | | Used color postcard "East View Administration Building 'World's Fair', Chicago, Ill.". The back contains a description of the building. There is a message written on the back. The stamp was removed. The number on the back is "133544". The card was made by "The J. O. Stoll Co." Size: 5 1/2" wide by 3 1/2" high. Condition: Fine. A crease in the upper right corner, cancellations in the sky, the stamp was removed and a little soiled. | |
| $ 1 |
| | | Used Postcard of "Seventy Years of Progress in the Railway Post Office". The postmark is "U.S. Postal Car Exhibit Aug 5 1933 8 PM', "Chicago, Ill." with "Century of Progress" over the official 1 cent postage stamp of Fort Dearborn. This black and white postcard pictures the outside of the postal rail car and the inside with all the bags. Copy under the car picture tells about the history of the mail train. The back of the card is marked "Burlington Route" & "This card furnished for mailing in the Postal Car on the Burlington's World's Fair Exhibition Train." The hand written message on the postcard is "This is mail on a train in the Fair Love Willie". Size: 5 1/2" wide by 3 1/2" high. Condition: Very Fine, there are the residue of 2 hinges on the front of the card. | |
| $ 8 |